SYNOPSIS:  Das Jahr der ersten Kusse (The Year of The First Kiss), is a coming of age romantic comedy about discovery, about first love, about friendship, about school life, and about growing up. The world is shown to us through the eyes of a teenager living in the 1980's. 13 year old Tristan (Max Mauff) is completely in love with a beautiful Turkish schoolmate, Kerstin (Diane Siemons-Willems). The problem is, he's too shy to ask her out. Slowly he notices all his buddies getting steady girlfriends while he remains alone. One day, Tristan stumbles across a dirty magazine and discovers masturbation. While he can't get the nerve up to ask Kirsten out on a date, he is quite content with his new found glory...that is until his mother (Johanna Steege) discovers her son's new favorite hobby.

Tristan's time for asking Kirsten on a date is running out. His parents are divorcing and he and his mother are moving up North. Tristan's friends throw him a going away party where he discovers mixing alcohol and drugs isn't the smartest thing to do when you're 13. Tristan's life takes a turn for the worst when, while drunk, bumps into Kirsten's abusive father and tells him exactly what he thinks of him.

Will this be Das Jahr der Ersten Kusse for Tristan, or will his mischievous ways only speed up his move North? Find out in this wonderful coming of age tale.

EDITORIAL REVIEW:  Das Jahr der ersten Kusse is best appreciated by those who speak German, but understood by all (especially those males out there who grew up in the 80's...lot's of great moments everyone remembers). Give it time, and you'll pick up the story very quickly. No Hollywood ending here...but they try hard to make it one after the climax. Still, it's worth it.

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STARRING: Oliver Korittke, Max Mauff, Diane Siemons-Willems, Thomas Drechsel, Luana Bellinghausen.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 93 minutes.
LANGUAGE: German, with NO SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.78:1 (16:9 Widescreen); 5.1 Dolby Digital Stereo; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Brief nudity, sexual innuendo, sexual scenes, coarse language, violence.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality.  (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany (2002).
ALSO KNOWN AS: The Year of the First Kiss (English title).
DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  April, 2005.
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